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At dawn, we attack!
Prompted By Dawn
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Attacking the blank page in the early-morning hours can give us more of a chance of winning the battle of writing.
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The song(? ) remembers when
Prompted By Cutting the Cord
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When the dial-up age of the Internet morphed into the Wi-Fi age, most of us breathed a huge sigh of relief.
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The Lions in Winter
Prompted By Aging
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A big part of aging is coming to see it's not as bad as you thought it was when you were young.
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Betting against a dragon
Prompted By Struggling with Values
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After years of struggling with gambling, I learned the only way to win is to never play the game at all.
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Y2K Bug unmasked: it’s Cupid
Prompted By Affairs of the Heart
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As the clock hands moved from the 20th to the 21st Century, Cupid -- disguised as the Y2K Bug -- played his own hand.
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April 19, 1995: Oklahoma’s Day of Infamy
Prompted By Danger
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Twenty-eight years ago this week, danger came in the form of domestic terrorists striking Oklahoma City.
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The haunting hope of home
Prompted By Can You Go Home Again?
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Going home can produce dramatic results, but probably not the ones you were expecting.
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Magical Musicals
Prompted By Theater
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Two musicals stand out in memory, as much for their impact as for the shows themselves.
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Then there’s Alaska …
Prompted By Changing Times
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What good does adding another hour of sunlight do in a state where the sun can shine for 24 hours straight, day after day?
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The ceremony that wasn’t
Prompted By Ceremony
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I was about to be honored at an awards ceremony, but a tornado had other ideas.
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